About
Thirty Years of Floors
John Brugnone has been sanding, installing, and restoring hardwood since 1994. He still runs every job himself.
Where It Started
It Started With New Construction
John got into the trade in 1994, sanding new wood for a company that worked almost exclusively in new-home construction. The builder pipeline kept them busy year-round, and that volume built the fundamentals: how a floor behaves under the machine, how to move without leaving a mark, and how to make the tenth house match the first.
Repetition at that scale does not teach shortcuts. It teaches the one way that works every time.
John Brugnone with his family
The Company
Benchmark, 2005
John started Benchmark Wood Floors in Sterling Heights in 2005, roughly a decade into the trade, and later moved the operation to Macomb Township.
The company still runs the way it started: John prices the job, John is on the job, and John answers for the job. Every project is performed or directly supervised by him.
How He Works
The Person Who Quotes It Is the Person Who Sands It
You meet John at the estimate and see him again when the work starts. If something needs a decision mid-job—a board that is worse than it looked or a stain that reads differently than the sample—you are talking to the person who can make the call.
Sanding is dust-contained, and finishes are selected around what the room asks for: smooth, hand-scraped, or distressed. Old floors get evaluated honestly before you spend money on them.
What He Handles
Six Services, Owner-Led Oversight
Sealing & Refinishing
Stain and finish work on existing hardwood floors. The color is your call. The finish is chosen for how much traffic the floor actually takes.
Sanding & Restoration
Our specialty. Sanding hardwood floors back to bare wood so the old finish, the wear, and the damage all come out before anything new goes down.
Installation
Hardwood, prefinished, and laminate flooring installation. Smooth, hand-scraped, or distressed, depending on the look you are going for.
Water Damage & Repair
Board replacement and repair for hardwood floors damaged by leaks, appliances, or years of wear. Moisture and humidity get read before the work is quoted.
Molding & Trim
Molding and trim installed or repaired so the edges of the floor finish clean against walls, stairs, and doorways.
Commercial Wood Flooring
Wood flooring installation, refinishing, and repair for commercial buildings. Same equipment and same finishes as the residential work.
Where
Macomb Township and Oakland County
Benchmark Wood Floors works out of Macomb Township and serves homeowners across Macomb and Oakland counties. Estimates are free and done in the home, because a floor cannot be quoted accurately over the phone.
- Free in-home estimates
- Owner-led oversight from estimate to finish
- Residential and commercial wood flooring
Craftsmanship You Can Stand On
Start with an in-home assessment and a straightforward conversation about what your floor needs.
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